Are you hooked on the drug of symmetry?

So many bodyworkers, yoga practitioners, Pilates teachers, dancers, and students have been taught that the goal is symmetry—that the body should be even, balanced, perfectly aligned.

But watch a baby.

They don’t lie there in pristine alignment. One leg bends, the other extends. They twist, shift, explore. There’s nothing symmetrical about how they organize themselves—and yet, everything about it is intelligent.

And still… many of us (myself included, earlier in my career) have worshipped at the altar of symmetry. We’ve chased it as the solution for pain, for better movement, for improved performance. I’ve taught courses, written a book, and created programs focused on correcting core misalignments—and I stand by that work.

But it’s not the whole story.

Over time, I’ve come to see “misalignment” through a different lens:
as the body’s wisdom—its way of creating the adaptations and limitations it needs in order to function.

Take Usain Bolt.